[February 9, 1921]

a) To organize a troika consisting of comrade Smirnov and, as his assistants, comrades Eiduk and Ermakov with the special task of putting in order and maximizing the acceleration of the movement of oil, coal, and food supplies along the Vladikavkaz Railway and the South-Eastern Railway.

b) To entrust comrade Fomin with drafting today, by 12 o'clock, a mandate for the appointed troika and conducting negotiations with comrade Dlinov over the direct wire (if necessary making use of the wire of the Military Department) regarding the resolution passed by the Council of Labor and Defense and the details of the appointment of the troika.